bite 1, verb (oh) and Brake Drum - Motor Sports (gambling)

bite 1, verb (oh)

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1 ?teeth?
2 ?insect/snake?
3 ?press hard?
4 ?effect?
5 ?accept?
6 ?fish?
7 bite your tongue
8 bite the dust
9 bite the bullet
10 bite off more than you can chew
11 he/she won't bite
12 what's biting you/her etc?
13 something/somebody bites
14 once bitten, twice shy
15 bite the hand that feeds you
16 be bitten by the showbiz/Travel/flying etc bug
Phrasal verbs
bite back
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[Language: Old English; Origin: bitan]
?TEETH?
[I and T] to use your teeth to cut, crush, or chew something
::The dog bit him and made his hand bleed.
bite into/through/at/down
::She bit into a croissant and took a sip of coffee.
::An adult conger eel can easily bite through a man's leg.
::Nina pushed her fist into her mouth and bit down hard .
bite sth off
::a man whose arm was bitten off by an alligator
bite your nails
(=bite the nails on your fingers, especially because you are nervous)
::I wish I could stop biting my nails.
bite your lip
(=because you are upset or not sure what to say)
::She paused uncertainly, biting her lip.
?INSECT/SNAKE?
[I and T] to injure someone by making a hole in their skin
-see also sting sting
::I think I've been bitten.
::The dog's been badly bitten by fleas.
::Spiders generally bite only in self-defence.
?PRESS HARD?
[I] if an object bites into a surface, it presses firmly into it and does not move or slip
bite into
::The hooves of the galloping horses had bitten deep into the soft earth.
::He wore boots that bit into the ice.
?EFFECT?
[I] to start to have an unpleasant effect
::The new tobacco taxes have begun to bite.
bite into
::The recession is biting into the Music industry.
?ACCEPT?
[I] to believe what someone tells you or to buy something they are selling, especially when they have persuaded you to do this
::The new camcorders were withdrawn after consumers failed to bite.
?FISH?
[I] if a fish bites, it takes Food from a hook and so gets caught
::The fish just aren't biting today.
bite your tongue
to stop yourself from saying what you really think, even though this is difficult
::She should have bitten her tongue.
bite the dust
informal to die, fail, or be defeated
::Italy's championship hopes eventually bit the dust.
bite the bullet
informal to start dealing with an unpleasant or dangerous situation because you cannot avoid it any longer
::I finally bit the bullet and left.
bite off more than you can chew
to try to do more than you are able to do
he/she won't bite
spoken used to say that there is no need to be afraid of someone, especially someone in authority
::Well go and ask him - he won't bite!
what's biting you/her etc?
spoken used to ask why someone is annoyed or upset
sth/sb bites
spoken not polite used to say that you dislike someone or something very much or think that something is very bad
once bitten, twice shy
used to say that if you have failed or been hurt once, you will be more careful next time
bite the hand that feeds you
to harm someone who has helped or supported you
be bitten by the showbiz/Travel/flying etc bug
to develop a very strong interest in something
-see also bite sb's head off at head 1 (33)
-see also nail-biting
bite back phr v
bite sth ←→ back
to stop yourself from saying or showing what you really think
::Tamar bit back the retort which sprang to her lips.
to react strongly and angrily to something
bite back at
::Determined to bite back at car thieves, he wired his car to an electric fence.

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The large circular surface that the brake shoe presses against to stop the vehicle.

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